"How can this be?" Mary asked the angel. She knew where babies come from. And in response God gave her—and us—tangible proof that he is the God who does the impossible. Joining me for part two of a conversation on the Live Like It's True podcast is Kristi Huseby. Join us and learn how you too can surrender to God and receive the impossible this Christmas.

Bible Passage: Luke 1

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Kristi Huseby

Kristi is an author and speaker, and works as the Director of Community Development at Reach Global, the international arm of the Evangelical Free Churches of America. She travels internationally, training and equipping, empowering women to be lead more effective in their own churches and communities, in the areas God has called them to serve.

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Key Takeaways

• Collectivist cultures view individual actions as reflective of the family.
• Mary's unexpected pregnancy would have brought significant social stigma.
• The angel reveals that God's favor and his challenges are not mutually exclusive.
• God often chooses the opposite of who we might expect to fulfill His purposes.
• The story of Mary encourages us to trust in God's plan despite our doubts. 

Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

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 What are you trying to control? How is it affecting your relationships with people and with God? Kristi Huseby joins me on the Live Like It's True podcast to talk about the story of Mary, who dangerously risked it all and surrendered to God. And God invites you to do the same. 

Bible Passage: Luke 1

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• Check out Kristi's new book, She Who Dares at my Amazon Storefront HERE
• Control Girl to Jesus Girl Series

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Music: Cade Popkin

Kristi Huseby

Kristi is an author and speaker, and works as the Director of Community Development at Reach Global, the international arm of the Evangelical Free Churches of America. She travels internationally, training and equipping, empowering women to be lead more effective in their own churches and communities, in the areas God has called them to serve.

Connect with Guest:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Grace Spilled Over

Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

Get your free False Narrative Watchlist. 

Learn more at ShannonPopkin.com.

 Would you like to learn how to make a point without making an enemy? Would you like a compelling way to offer truth in a world of competing narratives? In this second part of my conversation with Gabe Hartfield, we talk about the power of crafting effective stories that resonate with people—whether we're sharing them from a platform or in relationship. 

Guest: Gabe Hartfield

Bible Passage: Various

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Gabe Hartfield

Gabe Hartfield has been the Young Adults Pastor at Crossroads Bible Church for the last 3 years.  Before that he served as Campus Staff for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Davenport University.  He received his M. Div at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary in 2017.Connect with Gabe:

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Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

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"This one time, when I was twelve..." The next time you're losing your audience, say this and everyone's head will bob up. There's something about story that captures our attention, isn't there? And God—the author of the Bible and the creator of human beings—knows this. 

Join me for a fascinating conversation on the Live Like It's True podcast with Gabe Hartfield about God's captivating way of revealing truth through story.

Guest: Gabe Hartfield

Bible Passage: Various

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Recommended Resources

Gabe Hartfield has been the Young Adults Pastor at Crossroads Bible Church for the last 3 years.  Before that he served as Campus Staff for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Davenport University.  He received his M. Div at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary in 2017.

Connect with Gabe: Linktree

Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

Get your free False Narrative Watchlist. 

Learn more at ShannonPopkin.com.

What if we lifted our eyes more? What if we looked up from our screens and phones and took in the simple landscape? What if we made eye contact and actually noticed the people around us?

Technology has given us ways to connect, but it's also complicated our relationships with each other as humans, don't you agree? 

Brenda Yoder is joining me on the Live Like It's True podcast to talk about her new book, Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life. Learn why an uncomplicated life involves stewarding the opportunities God has given you to look up and be a good neighbor. 

Guest: Brenda Yoder

Bible Passage: The Good Samaritan in Luke 10

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Music: Cade Popkin

Brenda Yoder

If you feel trapped in a chaotic, relentless, demanding lifestyle, there is a way to a more peaceful life. Brenda L. Yoder, a counselor, career woman, and busy mom who’s raised her kids on a farm in the heart of Amish country reveals practical skills in Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life, a well of timeless wisdom from the Amish, homestead lifestyles, as well as past generations

Yoder equips readers of Uncomplicated with 10 timeless virtues, mindsets, and behaviors drawn from past generations to overcome practical obstacles and solve daily challenges with a calm presence, authentic faith, and a voice of reason.Connect with Guest:

brendayoder.com

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IG: @brendayoderspeaks

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Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

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In the Bible, there's always a door between God's destruction and his deliverance. Some people try to blockade themselves and keep destruction out. But a much wiser approach—the one Rahab took—is to choose safety behind the door of deliverance that God provides. Are you behind the door? 

In part two of a conversation on the story of Rahab in Joshua 2, Shannon welcomes Shadia Hrichi backs to the Live Like It's True podcast for a fascinating conversation about deliverance from destruction.

Guest: Shadia Hrichi

Bible Passage: Rahab Hides the Spies - Joshua 2:8-14 ESV

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Recommended Resources

• Check out Shadia's new book, Rahab: Rediscovering the God Who Saves Me, at my Amazon Storefront HERE
• Shaped by God's Promises by Shannon Popkin
• How to Stir Souls in a Post Christian World - Live Like It's True Episode with Darin + Joy Stevens

Music: Cade Popkin

Shadia Hrichi

Shadia is a passionate Bible teacher, award-winning author and speaker who has a heart for seeing lives transformed by the power of God’s Word. She holds a master’s in biblical and theological studies and is the author of numerous articles and Bible studies.

Shadia's study, Rahab: Rediscovering the God Who Saves Me is part of her "Behind the Seen" series. Gritty stories of real people with impossible challenges whose encounters with God open our eyes to His awesome power and love working behind the seen.

Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

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What would God do if there was only one in a city of thousands, who wanted to be rescued by him? And what if that one person was a prostitute? On the Live Like It's True podcast, we're talking about the astonishing story of the spies God sent to Jericho—not for a reconnaissance mission, but a mission to rescue a prostitute named Rahab.  

 Guest: Shadia Hrichi

Bible Passage: Rahab Hides the Spies - Joshua 2:1-7 ESV

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Recommended Resources

• Check out Shadia's new book, Rahab: Rediscovering the God Who Saves Me, at my Amazon Storefront HERE
• Shaped by God's Promises by Shannon Popkin
• The Pour Over News Source

Music: Cade Popkin

Shadia Hrichi is a passionate Bible teacher, award-winning author and speaker who has a heart for seeing lives transformed by the power of God’s Word. She holds a master’s in biblical and theological studies and is the author of numerous articles and Bible studies.

 Shadia's study, Rahab: Rediscovering the God Who Saves Me is part of her "Behind the Seen" series. Gritty stories of real people with impossible challenges whose encounters with God open our eyes to His awesome power and love working behind the seen.

 Connect with Shadia:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

Get your free False Narrative Watchlist. 

Learn more at ShannonPopkin.com.

How has God used a storm to show you that you're not in control? And how has he used that storm to invite you to surrender control to Him? In this episode of the Live Like It's True podcast, Kori Pennypacker of Bible2School.com and I are talking about the story of Jonah—the prophet who stubbornly tried to run away from God and was swallowed by a whale. Consider how God is asking you to live like it's true that He (not you) is the one who has control.

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Guest: Kori Pennypacker

Bible Passage: The Story of Jonah - Jonah 1-3:3

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Mentioned Resources:

• "You CAN Tell the Children" Podcast Episode featuring Shannon Discussing: "Comparison Girl for Teens"
• "You CAN Tell the Children" Podcast Episode featuring Shannon Discussing: "What To Do When Control Shows Up In Our Parenting"
• Control Girl: Lessons on Surrender Your Burden of Control From Seven Women of the Bible by Shannon Popkin
• Bible Bus Story Mentioned in this Episode

Music: Cade Popkin

Bible2School

For more than 40 years, Bible2School has been providing weekly released time Bible classes for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th graders in public school.

We have a passion for children and Jesus. We believe that everyone, especially children, should experience the power of God’s love. Our hope is that our ministry will impact communities across the nation. Our vision is for every public school in our nation to have a dynamic Bible program taught during their school day as allowed by national released time court rulings.

Connect with Bible2School:

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Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

Visit www.shannonpopkin.com/promises/ to learn more about my six-week Bible study with Our Daily Bread, titled, "Shaped by God's Promises: Lessons from Sarah on Fear and Faith." Learn how you too can be shaped by the promises of our faithful God. 

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How do you expect the story to go, once you begin following Jesus? Do you anticipate bigger and better realities for your life? Have you considered suffering might be part of the equation? In this episode of Live Like It's True, Amy Lively and I discuss Peter's misconception about suffering and the hopeful truth that Jesus offers him.

Guest: Amy Lively

Bible Passage: Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ - Matthew 16:13-23

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• Check out Amy's new book, Can I Borrow A Cup of Hope at my Amazon Storefront HERE

Music: Cade Popkin

Amy Lively

Amy Lively is an author and speaker who teaches God’s Word as a “how-to” manual for loving him and loving others. Her new book Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? How to Find Faith for Hard Times in 1 Peter and she also wrote How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird. Amy is a student at Asbury Theological Seminary studying Biblical and Theological Foundations. She and her husband of 33 years, David, live in the high Rocky Mountains of Colorado and on the Nature Coast of Florida.

Can I Borrow A Cup of Hope?

When the pain and problems of life barge in, hopes and dreams run out. In these uncertain seasons of personal crisis, national chaos, and global catastrophe, it's easy to wonder if life will ever be anything but sorrow and despair.

The apostle Peter knows exactly what it's like when hope is gone. He watched as the Messiah was arrested, crucified, and buried. And Peter himself failed almost every test of his faith, even with Christ right in front of him. But he also knows that God is faithful and true, carrying us through our harshest suffering and redeeming our heaviest regrets. Bible teacher, author, and speaker Amy Lively dives into Peter's first epistle, a short letter with a lot of power, to light the way for today's struggling Christian. In this daily Bible study, she guides readers through the beautiful story of Peter and shows how he embodies the way to set our hope fully in Christ alone. With gentle honesty and a touch of helpful humor, Amy helps readers understand that when it feels like the end of the world to them, it's just the beginning of the power of Jesus.

Connect with Amy:

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Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

Visit www.shannonpopkin.com/promises/ to learn more about my six-week Bible study with Our Daily Bread, titled, "Shaped by God's Promises: Lessons from Sarah on Fear and Faith." Learn how you too can be shaped by the promises of our faithful God. 

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What if that other mom is able to raise six kids and chickens, plus make her own cheese, and you can barely keep up with your one child and keep him from the brink of disaster?

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Guest: Lara d’Entremont 

Bible Passage: Parable of the Talents - Matthew 25:14-30

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Mentioned Resources:

• A Mother Held: Essays on Anxiety and Motherhoodby Lara d'Entremont
• Comparison Girl: Lessons from Jesus on Me-Free Living in a Measure-Up World by Shannon Popkin
• You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's Design and Why That's Good News by Kelly Kapic

Music: Cade Popkin

Lara d’Entremont

Lara d’Entremont is first a mom to three little wildlings in rural Nova Scotia, Canada. While the wildlings snore, she primarily writes—whether it be personal essays, creative nonfiction, or fantasy novels. She desires to weave the stories between faith and fiction, theology and praxis, for women who feel as if these pieces of them are always at odds. Her first book, A Mother Held, is a collection of essays on the early days of motherhood and anxiety. Much of her writing is inspired by

Visit ComparisonGirl.com and get the answers both she and you need in my new book, Comparison Girl for Teens: Thriving Beyond Measure in a World That Compares. Conversation starters, quizzes and more. 

Visit www.shannonpopkin.com/promises/ to learn more about my six-week Bible study with Our Daily Bread, titled, "Shaped by God's Promises: Lessons from Sarah on Fear and Faith." Learn how you too can be shaped by the promises of our faithful God. 

Get your free False Narrative Watchlist. 

Learn more at ShannonPopkin.com.